{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-404","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-404","heading":"Case plan for a child alleged or found to be a child in need of services.","body":"If a child is alleged or adjudicated to be a child in need of services and is placed in foster care, the child shall be required to have a case plan. In addition to the case plan requirements of Code Section 15-11-201, a case plan shall include:\n(1) A description of such child’s strengths and needs;\n(2) A description of such child’s specific parental strengths and needs;\n(3) A description of other personal, family, or environmental problems that may contribute to such child’s behaviors;\n(4) A description of the safety, physical, and mental health needs of such child;\n(5) Identification of the least restrictive placement to safeguard such child’s best interests and protect the community;\n(6) An assessment of the availability of community resources to address such child’s and his or her family’s needs;\n(7) An assessment of the availability of court diversion services; and\n(8) An assessment of the availability of other preventive measures.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 5 Child in Need of Services","PART 3 Formal Court Procedures"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3ef0a45c73295ca1ab3360237c9e8bcceb18c5b2d34784f54c9f8cdccda62299","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-403","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}